What are Interactive Lessons?

Interactive Lessons (IL) are online modules containing a wide range of lessons that students of all levels can work on independently and complete at their own pace. The concept behind these lessons is to make the process of learning more enjoyable by including features such as videos, animations, photographs, maps, charts, graphs, drawings, interactive slide shows, simulations, and games. Students can interact with the lesson and submit their answers and conclusions to the teacher without going to another site.

Interactive Lesson Features

Interactive Lessons contain a wide variety of features with which students can interact to enhance their experience and make learning more exciting. The following is a quick snapshot of available features:

Notes - a space where you can practice note-taking while responding to writing prompts

Arrange It - a graphic organizer that helps you understand relationships between and/or among core concepts

Chart It - a graphic organizer that helps you organize and sort information

Highlight It - a virtual highlighter that helps to identify words or passages in response to a prompt when doing a close reading

Infograph It - create free-form visual presentations using images, text, and shapes, or upload or provide a link to a graphic presentation you've made or scanned

Match It - a “fill-in-the-blanks” tool that helps you practice vocabulary

Organize It - an outlining tool that you can use to prepare a final essay

Review It - a multiple choice quiz that helps you check their knowledge and understanding of a lesson

Visualize It - a drawing and labeling tool that helps you recall information

Write It - a tool to help complete a final writing assignment, upload a file, or provide a link to an online document

How to search for interactive lessons

You can seach for interactive lessons in the following ways:

- Type search criteria in the search box at the top of the page and when results appear, click the Interactive Lessons checkbox on the left navigation menu. Take a look!

- Click the All Types dropdown menu at the top of the page and click Interactive Lesson. Check it out!